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Biography

TRAINING: We start our training day early with Strength & Conditioning from Coach Tim Mullany which starts approximately at 8am. At noon we either train wrestling with Coach Tom Lee or Karate with Prof. Ray Thompson (Mr. T), who is my dad, and this depends on what day of the week it is. In the evening about 8pm we train MMA.

When and why did you start training for fighting? When I was three years old. My father was a professional fighter and owned a Karate school. All the kids in our family started training at age three.

What ranks and titles have you held? Five-time world champion kickboxer, black belt in kempo karate, black belt in Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, black belt in kickboxing, blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Do you have any heroes? None

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? I want to fight the best in the world and I want to be a champion, so being the in the UFC is a dream come true.

Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No

What was your job before you started fighting? I've worked at my family's karate academy, doing everything from cleaning bathrooms to what I do now as the head kids’ instructor.